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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces the ultra-slim, eSIM-only iPhone Air with a 5.6mm design, A19 Pro chip, N1 wireless chip for Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, Center Stage front camera, more — Apple has officially announced the thinnest iPhone ever: the iPhone Air. The iPhone Air is made from titanium and measures in at a stunning 5.6mm design.
More: Apple, TechCrunch, MacRumors, TechCrunch, The Verge, PCMag, MacRumors, CNET, Business Today, Moneycontrol, Fortune, Livemint, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, Engadget, T3, What Hi-Fi?, TechEBlog, IGN, MobileSyrup, Neowin, Daily Express, PhoneArena, iClarified, DNA India, Trusted Reviews, The Indian Express, The Independent, and iPhone in Canada
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Forums: Hacker News and MacRumors Forums
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple unveils iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, with an aluminum unibody design, vapor chamber thermal management, Ceramic Shield 2 glass, and three 48MP rear cameras — Apple has officially unveiled the new iPhone 17 Pro. — It comes in a bold new orange color, features an aluminum unibody design … | Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces the iPhone 17, featuring the A19 chip, larger 6.3" display and 120Hz ProMotion support, improved brightness of up to 3,000 nits, and more — Apple today announced its next generation lineup of iPhone, starting with the entry-level iPhone 17. iPhone 17 features an upgraded display …
More: Apple, Apple Security Research, Gizmodo, Ars Technica, The Verge, MacRumors, Engadget, Business Today, Thurrott, Appleosophy, CNET, T3, The Verge, Moneycontrol, CNET, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Engadget, The Hindu, Forbes, Android Authority, Yanko Design, Digit, Cult of Mac, Lifewire, MobileSyrup, CBS News, Gizchina, Liliputing, The Economic Times, Expert Reviews, Neowin, Tom's Guide, iClarified, Phandroid, The Apple Post, Ubergizmo, Trusted Reviews, PhoneArena, BGR, PetaPixel, and GB News
X: @dsccross, @radian, @joannastern, @anshelsag, @brandonbutch, @sdw, @mkbhd, @patrickmoorhead, @bengeskin, @maxwinebach, @sondesix, @saradietschy, @durvidimel, @joannastern, @om, @mkbhd, @altryne, and @nirave. Forums: r/apple
| The Verge: |
Hands-on with the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max: refreshing bold colors, soft matte unibody aluminum frame, and a nice two-tone back with a full-width camera bar — Bold colors and a two-tone design. … For one, the colors and bold — a nice change of pace from last year's barely-there pales.
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X: @kylebrussell, @raywongy, and @neilcybart
| Valentina Palladino / Engadget: |
The iPhone 17 Air starts at $999 and the iPhone 17 at $799, both with 256GB of storage; all new iPhones will be available on September 19 — In case you missed it, here are all the details on the latest iPhones, Apple Watches, new AirPods Pro and more. — With the start of September comes … | Jay Peters / The Verge: |
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Apple unveils AirPods Pro 3 with a new design, 2x ANC performance than Pro 2, heart-rate monitor, live translation, for $249, coming September 19 — It's the first major update to Apple's AirPods Pro line in three years. … Apple just announced the AirPods Pro 3, the first major update to the product in three years.
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Forums: r/airpods, r/gadgets, r/technews, and r/apple
| Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: |
Apple announces $399+ Apple Watch Series 11, its thinnest watch yet, with support for hypertension detection, Sleep Score, 5G connectivity, and more — Apple today announced the Apple Watch Series 11, featuring hypertension detection, Sleep Score, 5G connectivity, and more.
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X: @stevemoser, @samsheffer, @film_girl, @swyx, @nirave, @om, @mgsiegler, @munster_gene, @kylebrussell, @nirave, and @durvidimel
Forums: r/AppleWatch and MacRumors Forums
| Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces $249+ Apple Watch SE 3, featuring the S10 chip, an always-on display, support for gestures, coming September 19 — The Apple Watch SE 3 has been announced alongside the Series 11 and Ultra 3. — The SE was long due an update after getting a relatively modest refresh back in 2022 …
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Apple unveils the $799+ Apple Watch Ultra 3, which now includes 5G, up to 42 hours of battery life, and satellite connectivity, shipping September 19 — The newest Apple Watch Ultra is here. … Apple has announced its next high-end Apple Watch, the Apple Watch Ultra 3.
More: Apple, MacRumors, Business Today, Moneycontrol, TechCrunch, CNET, 9to5Mac, Engadget, TechRadar, aBlogtoWatch, Tom's Guide, The Apple Post, PhoneArena, Mashable, Cult of Mac, and iPhone in Canada
X: @sdw, @drbarnard, @maxwinebach, @thehirschibar, @brian_shpk, and @om
| Dominic Preston / The Verge: |
A live blog of Apple's “Awe dropping” event, where major iPhone design upgrades, an ultrathin iPhone 17 Air, and three Apple Watch models are announced — Apple is ready to announce the iPhone 17 line, and this promises to be a bigger launch than most.
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| Apple on YouTube: |
A recording of Apple's “Awe dropping” event from Apple Park — Get ready. Awe dropping September 9 at 10 a.m. PT. Click “Notify Me” and we'll send you a reminder before showtime.
More: The Verge, ZDNET, 9to5Mac, Wired, PCMag, Mashable, Michael Tsai, IGN, MacRumors, Axios, Appleosophy, GearJunkie, TechRadar, and The Verge
X: @tim_cook, @munster_gene, and @benbajarin
| Billy Steele / Engadget: |
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Memo: Microsoft mandates staff to return to the office three days per week, starting in late February 2026 for those who live within 50 miles of its Redmond HQ — Three days in the office will soon be the new norm for Microsoft employees. … It's official, Microsoft is asking employees to return to the office three days per week.
More: Microsoft, Business Insider, Seattle Business Journal, Reuters, UPI, Quartz, and Bloomberg
Forums: r/Seattle, r/technology, and r/technology
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft and LG partner to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming to cars that use LG's Automotive Content Platform, including Kia's EV3, EV4, EV5, and Sportage in Europe — You'll soon be able to stream Xbox cloud games to cars that use LG's Automotive Content Platform, like Kia's EV3.
More: Xbox Wire, Windows Central, CNET, Android Police, and Gizmodo
Forums: r/ICGA, r/XboxGamePass, and r/xbox
| Sabrina Ortiz / ZDNET: |
Anthropic's Claude can now create PDFs, slides, and spreadsheets, available now for Max, Team, and Enterprise users, and coming to Pro users in the coming weeks — ZDNET's key takeaways — Anthropic's Claude can now create PDFs, slides, and spreadsheets. — File creation is available to Max, Team, and Enterprise users.
More: Anthropic, The Verge, CNET, Inc, The Decoder, and Windows Report
Bluesky: @realjmw and @petetrainor.fyi
| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Mistral raised a €1.7B Series C at an €11.7B valuation; ASML led the round with €1.3B to become its biggest shareholder, joined by a16z, DST, Nvidia, and others — Dutch chip equipment maker backs French artificial intelligence champion as US-China tensions rock tech industry
More: Mistral AI, Crunchbase News, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Associated Press, Politico, SiliconANGLE, and ASML
X: @mistralai, @thijsvanderspil, @asmlcompany, @paulbz, @paulbz, and @kayjebelli. LinkedIn: Charline Mauro
Forums: r/technology and r/MistralAI
| Ariba Shahid / Reuters: |
Amnesty: Pakistan is spying on millions via phone tapping and a Chinese-built internet firewall, in one of the broadest surveillance programs outside China — Pakistan is spying on millions of its citizens using a phone-tapping system and a Chinese-built internet firewall that censors social media …
More: Wired, Amnesty International, and Bloomberg
Forums: r/technology, r/fucktheccp, r/worldnews, r/China, r/pakistan, r/chutyapa, r/cybersecurity, Beehaw, and Slashdot
| Associated Press: |
Investigation: IBM, Dell, HP, Cisco, Oracle, Microsoft, Intel, Nvidia, and other US tech companies helped design and build China's digital surveillance state — BEIJING (AP) — The body camera hung from the top of the IV drip, recording the slightest twitch made by Yang Guoliang as he lay bloody …
More: Telegraph. X: @jchengwsj and @isaacstonefish
Bluesky: @hypervisible.blacksky.app, @byrontau, @hatr, and @offline.mountainherder.xyz. Mastodon: @jrefior@hachyderm.io
Forums: r/nottheonion, r/news, r/privacy, and Slashdot
| Martin Matishak / The Record: |
Sources: US Cyber Command and the NSA will retain a single leader after the Trump administration found that breaking up the arrangement would be very complex — The Trump administration has abandoned any intention of breaking up the joint leadership of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency …
Bluesky: @martinmatishak
| Aaron Holmes / The Information: |
Sources: Microsoft will use Anthropic's models for some AI features in Office 365 apps, after finding Claude Sonnet 4 outperforms GPT-5 in some tasks — Microsoft is taking its biggest step to lessen reliance on OpenAI's artificial intelligence by embracing the startup's bitter rival Anthropic … | Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Nvidia unveils Rubin CPX, a new chip system designed for long-context AI tasks like video generation and software development, set to launch at the end of 2026 — Nvidia Corp., whose chips and systems are at the heart of the artificial intelligence computing boom, said it plans to offer … | Kate Clark / Bloomberg: |
Source: Meta signed a contract worth $140M+ to use technology from AI image startup Black Forest Labs, committing $35M in the first year and $105M in the second — Meta Platforms Inc. has signed a multi-year contract worth more than $100 million to use technology from AI image startup Black Forest Labs … | Fred Vogelstein / Crazy Stupid Tech: |
A profile of Techmeme, which turns 20 this week yet oddly works and looks the same way it did in 2005, as its executive-heavy readership expands in the AI boom — Every morning nearly 100,000 geeks world wide, including some of the richest tech barons in the universe, fire …
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| Echo Wang / Reuters: |
Sources: Nasdaq agrees to buy $50M in shares of the Winklevoss twins' Gemini crypto exchange in a private placement at the time of Gemini's IPO this week — Gemini Space Station, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has secured Nasdaq as a strategic investor …
More: Inside Bitcoins, CNBC, and CryptoSlate
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Reflection AI, which is building AI coding tools, nears a deal to raise ~$1B at a valuation of $4.5B to $5.5B; Nvidia's VC arm would invest $250M+ — Year-old artificial intelligence group would increase its price tag as much as ten-fold in new funding round
More: Reuters
| New York Times: |
Nvidia is attacking GOP-led proposals to limit AI chip sales to China, an unconventional lobbying blitz over what it calls left-wing paranoia from “AI doomers” — Rankling national security experts, the chipmaker has stepped up attacks on lawmakers who are pushing restrictions.
More: Reason, Implicator.ai, and Wall Street Journal
| Financial Times: |
Booking.com, Expedia, Airbnb, and others are preparing for AI agents, which could disrupt the travel agent business model and upend the $1.6T travel market — Booking.com, Expedia and Airbnb face threat of a technology that could bypass them as people make travel arrangements
More: The New Stack
| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
Apple will release iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26 Tahoe, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26 on September 15, featuring a Liquid Glass redesign and other updates — If your device is supported, it's getting Liquid Glass-ier later this month. — CUPERTINO, Calif.—If you're buying …
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